Somewhat OT: New tech allows mom to hold "fetus"

Andrea U.
on 7/28/09 11:13 am - Wilson, NC

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/5888255/Foetus-models-New-scanning-technique-lets-an-expectant-mother-hold-her-unborn-baby.html

Foetus models: New scanning technique lets an expectant mother hold her unborn baby

Foetus 12 weeks - rapid prototype model and ultrasound

A new scanning technique allows expectant mothers to hold a life-size model of their unborn child

Picture: RCA / REX FEATURES

So would you?

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jgirlatlaw
on 7/28/09 11:21 am - Traverse City, MI

DS on 02/21/01

Dead on the damn floor.

That's the fine line between gung ho and ape**** that I would never cross. LMAO

Spencerb52
on 7/28/09 11:27 am

RNY on 07/02/08

do do do do, do do do do *sings the theme from The Twilight Zone*

Nah, that's just creepy like the people that spend thousands of dollars on newborn replica dolls and clothing, only to carry them around and pretend they are real.

Jo
DS:9 yrs old / DD:5 yrs old / DS: 1 yr old

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lilchickad
on 7/28/09 11:35 am - Bonney Lake, WA

YIKES!!! People seriously do that? I could never imagine that...LOL And wha is the purpose in that???? I'm confused...LOL (not easy to confuse me though)

Laura

Spencerb52
on 7/28/09 3:23 pm

RNY on 07/02/08

Right?! DH and I caught the tail end of some Dateline-type program that showed these adults who spend thousands on baby dolls, walk around in public with them, put them in cribs throughout their home, and treat them exactly as they would a child - except THEY AREN'T REAL. It was disturbing and one of those situations where we couldn't switch the channel fast enough.

Jo
DS:9 yrs old / DD:5 yrs old / DS: 1 yr old

"Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward." -Soren Kierkegaard-

SHANNYN B.
on 7/28/09 11:44 am

RNY on 09/15/06

I think that would not make me feel better at all. LOL!! People are a little off for sure!!

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Andrea U.
on 7/28/09 12:02 pm - Wilson, NC

To answer my own question --

I think it's a bit ... odd. But the scientist in me would be interested in seeing the actual size of the bean growing inside, to feel the actual weight.. especially through all stages of development might be kinda cool. Models are much better than pictures in many cases.

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plusizedbarbie
on 7/28/09 12:46 pm - Manahawkin, NJ

RNY on 09/17/07

weird...

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laurexler
on 7/28/09 1:45 pm - Pittsburgh, PA

When I was pregnant with Gabi, I brought home 7 different in-utero babies that were like that. The ranged in size from about the one in your pic to 8 months. And they were accurate in anatomy and weight. One of the teachers lent it to me, but I can't remember why she had it. It wasn't the schools. Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, also, and they had it from somewhere.

Long story short, they already exist and I used them. They just weren't made to duplicate MY baby. Hope I am making sense, I am on percs.

Laurie

Mom to: Nicholas 11/1/95, Justin 6/7/97, Gabrielle (Gabi) 9/21/07